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Guest Post: Eco-conscious Individuals

Preface from Srihari: Last month, I was contacted by Jack Lundee who would like to be called simply as “Follower of all things green and progressive”. I must apologize for the delay it has taken me in pushing his post here, and I hope you would take some reading and enjoying the post.В  If you [...]

June 5, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

World Water Day on March 22, 2010

Most, if not all of us have grown in a time where we take a special day to celebrate or observe a day. For example, today is St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish holiday. Do not ask me anything about this though, , my knowledge of Irish history is very basic.
Why do we celebrate a [...]

March 18, 2010   Posted in: Causes, Uncategorized, water  2 Comments

Want a green job? How about becoming a carbon expert?

Green jobs, cash for caulkers and so on – we hear of a lot of them. But, have you felt left out, or do you seem to lack enthusiasm for the “coming revolution” that you want to be an integral part of?
You are probably not alone. Well, here is something that might interest you. I [...]

December 23, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Emission Control Policy, Employment in Clean Technologies, Sustainable Opportunities, Uncategorized  3 Comments

Renewable Energy and Climate Change in India – a land of (missed) opportunities?

I knew India had power problems, but did not know that of our 1.1 billion folks, only 56% had access to electrical power. It still has a ring of unbelievability to it.  In any case, things will slowly, oh so slowly change.
The “National Solar Mission”
India is not only a land of elephants, monkey and insect [...]

August 2, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Climate Change in India, Energy Economics, Energy Reform in India, Government and Sustainability, India, Uncategorized  No Comments

Who is the world’s largest wind energy producer?

It appears that “Size Matters”! And no, we are not going down that path…
Germany? – Wrong answer!
It so happens that some time last year, the US became the world’s largest wind energy producer. I read this in the April 2009 issue of the Discover magazine (print version, sorry, no links – surprised that people still [...]

April 27, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Gruesome questions that take long to answer – has the recession slowed down emissions?

Please read the reference (Click on the link):
http://planetark.org/wen/51932
The Question
During “these economic times” the last thing you want to spend time worrying about is – has the recession which has consequentially caused a slowdown in the manufacturing sector, caused Carbon dioxide emissions to slow down?
The very thought is somewhat gruesome. However, the question, and it’s possible [...]

March 9, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Welcome to “It’s hot here”!!!

This is not a p* site! – just in case your thoughts wandered when you saw the url…
“It’s hot here” is a culmination of my long-term desire to branch out into blogging on clean, green and the environment.
Who am I?
My name is Yamanoor Srihari. Like most of you, I grew up loving nature and animals. [...]

January 17, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment